1 hr ago | Common Dreams
It's Official: France Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage
French President Francois Hollande signed the country's same-sex marriage and adoption bill into law on Saturday, almost one month after its passage in Parliament that prompted a legal challenge in the country's Constitutional Council by the conservative opposition.
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Colorado Woman, Dies After Assault Rifle Accidentally Discharges
A Denver-area woman died Tuesday night after an assault rifle she was handling accidentally fired and shot her in the head.
7 hrs ago | Common Dreams
Radicalized = Weaponized = Kill at Will
"The line between political beliefs and illegal action is eradicated, so that the 'radicalized' person or group is inherently deserving of liquidation." Like all advanced police states, the U.S. national security regime has begun speaking its own, degenerate language.
9 hrs ago | Media Matters for America
8 Reasons Allen West Is The Perfect Fox News Contributor
Fox News has announced it's hired former Rep. Allen West as a contributor. The far-right Republican and the conservative news network are a match made in heaven: West's incendiary rhetoric against progressives and Democrats closely mirrors Fox News' own smears and attacks.
13 hrs ago | Media Matters for America
ABC News & The Whitewater Tactics At The Center Of The Scandal Machine
Republicans leaders are reportedly concerned that the scandal machine that has been kicked into high gear in recent days will lead to similar backlash the party faced over its endless and costly investigations into President Clinton in the 1990s: To veteran lawmakers, the sudden proliferation of investigations cannot help but raise the ghost of ... (more)
Iran's Critical Election, Part I
A council controlled by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will decide who can run for Iran's presidency.
Outgoing IRS Chief: Question That Sparked Scandal Was A Plant
One of the oddest aspects of the IRS scandal was the way the story first came to light last Friday, when Lois Lerner, head of the IRS' tax-exempt organizations division, apologized for inappropriate targeting of conservative groups.
Hospitals Should be Care Providers not Loan Sharks
If there is one problem that symbolizes the ongoing national healthcare emergency, it is the rampant price gouging in the healthcare industry that continues to price too many Americans out of access to care and into financial ruin.
Venezuela's New Labour Law: The Best Mother's Day Gift
Here is some news that the conservative critics of Venezuela's leftist government will not publicize.
Washington Gets Explicit: Its 'War on Terror' is Permanent
Last October, senior Obama officials anonymously unveiled to the Washington Post their newly minted "disposition matrix", a complex computer system that will be used to determine how a terrorist suspect will be "disposed of": Assistant Defense Secretary Michael Sheehan, right, testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee's May 16, 2013, ... (more)
The Obama Administration's Propensity for Chilling News Sources
During a press briefing on Tuesday, White House spokesperson Jay Carney mechanically repeated a line when asked about the Justice Department's seizure of the Associated Press' phone records, suggesting President Barack Obama supports a "balance" between freedom of the press and national security.
Congress Is Ready to Fight Over Deep Food Stamp Cuts
Late Wednesday night, the House Agriculture Committee passed a comprehensive, $940 billion farm bill.
US Guilty of Genocide in Guatemala Should be Real Headline
"If Efrain Rios Montt, and by extension the Guatemalan military, are guilty of the crime of genocide, the U.S. government and its officials are just as guilty." Last week news coverage around the world heralded the conviction of Efrain Rios Montt on the charges of genocide against the Mayan people during his 17 month tenure as Guatemala's head of ... (more)
Democratsa Best Friends In The IRS Scandal
After a pretty crappy few days, Democrats awoke to the nice surprise that Mitch McConnell would join Michele Bachmann at a press conference today, along with some tea partiers who were targeted by the IRS.
Note From Boston Bombing Suspect: Attack Was Retribution for Iraq, Afghanistan Wars
The remaining suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings left a note written on a wall in the boat where he was hiding justifying the attack as retribution for the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, CBS reported on Thursday.
When congressional Republicans complete manipulating the Benghazi tragedy, it will be time for the virtually silent Senate Intelligence Committee to take up three major issues that have been largely ignored.
Improve Working Conditions in Bangladesh? Walmart Says 'No'
In the wake of the worst garment factory tragedy in world history, which left over 1,200 dead in Bangladesh last month, a number of Western brands have signed an agreement to improve working conditions in their subcontracted factories there.
How the US Turned Three Pacifists into Violent Terrorists
In just ten months, the United States managed to transform an 82 year-old Catholic nun and two pacifists from non-violent anti-nuclear peace protestors accused of misdemeanor trespassing into federal felons convicted of violent crimes of terrorism.
Many US Women Can't Afford To Do What Angelina Jolie Did
Angelina Jolie, pictured in London on 11 April, revealed in the New York Times that she underwent a preventative double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery that was completed on 27 April.
The Lobster Boat vs. The Coal Freighter as Climate Activists Blockade Power Plant
Stearing a lobster boat called the Henry David T. , two climate activists on Wednesday attempted to blockade a shipment of West Virginia coal from arriving at Brayton Point Power Station in Massachusetts, New England's largest coal-fired power plant.